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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Dowling Park (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Dowling Park. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Dowling Park is located in Suwannee County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Suwannee County: Columbia, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette & Madison.

Below are the counties that are near Dowling Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dowling Park:

  • Suwannee County     (The home county of Dowling Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dowling Park, with the one closest to Dowling Park listed first.
    • Live Oak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Rixford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rixford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
      • Rixford is located in Suwannee County
    • McAlpin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • O'Brien
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wellborn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Branford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dowling Park, with the one closest to Dowling Park listed first.
    • Marion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Hamilton County
    • Jasper
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jennings
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • White Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dowling Park, with the one closest to Dowling Park listed first.
    • Day
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
      • Buckville is located in Lafayette County
    • Mayo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
      • Mayo is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayo <1>
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dowling Park, with the one closest to Dowling Park listed first.
    • Lee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Lee is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <1>
    • Madison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Leland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Madison County
    • Pinetta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County
    • Greenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Madison County
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dowling Park, with the one closest to Dowling Park listed first.
    • Perry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Salem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brooks County (GA)
    • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
      • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
  • Lowndes County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dowling Park, with the one closest to Dowling Park listed first.
    • Melrose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Lowndes County (GA)
    • Lake Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dowling Park, see our County-by-County Page for Dowling Park.

Newspapers Published in Dowling Park ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dowling Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dowling Park, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dowling Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dowling Park:

Cemeteries Near Dowling Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dowling Park.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dowling Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dowling Park, with the one closest to Dowling Park listed first.

  • Winquepin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winquepin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winquepin Cemetery
  • Winquepin Pond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Roger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roger Cemetery
  • Head Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Head Cemetery
  • Orange Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dees Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dees Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dees Cemetery
  • Mims Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mims Cemetery
  • Stroud Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Stroud Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stroud Cemetery
  • Ivey Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivey Cemetery
  • Claywood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Claywood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claywood Cemetery
  • Hicks Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hicks Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
  • Continue List   (117 more) ...
    • Corinth Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Old Columbus Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Columbus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Columbus Cemetery
    • Dean Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dean Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Dowling Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dowling Park.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dowling Park, with the one closest to Dowling Park listed first.

  • Luraville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luraville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luraville
    • Luraville is located in Suwannee County
  • Lee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <1>
  • Mayo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
    • Mayo is located in Lafayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayo <1>
  • Live Oak
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Padlock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Padlock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
    • Padlock is located in Suwannee County
  • Rixford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rixford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
    • Rixford is located in Suwannee County
  • McAlpin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Madison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Houston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Houston is located in Suwannee County
  • Perry
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • O'Brien
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Hamilton County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Octahatchee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Octahatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octahatchee
      • Octahatchee is located in Hamilton County
    • Wellborn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Leland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Madison County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dowling Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dowling Park.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dowling Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dowling Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dowling Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2436, Longitude: -83.2362    
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dowling Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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